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flashy_mcflash
Feb 7, 2011

ThePariah posted:

Brand loyalty incarnate.

Yeah it surprises even me. Their loyalty is to TNA first and not any of the wrestlers, apparently.

e: EDDIE YOU'RE SO CLOSE
https://twitter.com/RichardsWesley/status/793527261307793408

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flashy_mcflash
Feb 7, 2011


Braxton Sutter

flashy_mcflash
Feb 7, 2011


I don't know about 2010 but I'd say ending up in TNA is "something going drastically wrong in his life"

flashy_mcflash
Feb 7, 2011

Did Bad Bones work any matches for TNA that aren't ONOs?

flashy_mcflash
Feb 7, 2011

TNA's deal with POP is a barter deal, to no one's surprise other than TNA Mecca and I guess Court Bauer.
http://www.sescoops.com/dixie-carter-tna-cfo-share-details-of-move-to-poptv-under-oath-in-lawsuit/

flashy_mcflash
Feb 7, 2011

I don't know why but I can't stop laughing at the last line

flashy_mcflash
Feb 7, 2011

CopywrightMMXI posted:

I love fan made TNA songs. I love them so much I wrote my own. This one is called "Welcome to the Impact Zone" (sung to the tune of Welcome to the Jungle)

Welcome to the impact zone
We have al snow and abyss
We've got everything you want
Lots of big names like Damien sandow and Lashley

We have a tv show it is on pop tv
If you got the money honey please give us some we have debt

In the impact zone welcome to the impact zone
Watch it on pop tv
Please buy a Bram tshirt

We're going to die

OK now do Freeeeeeeeeeeak on a Leash

flashy_mcflash
Feb 7, 2011


flashy_mcflash
Feb 7, 2011


flashy_mcflash
Feb 7, 2011


Yeah go on and take 36% of nothing, ya bald bitch

flashy_mcflash
Feb 7, 2011

rovert posted:

TNA talent just got an email from Anthem. No more Billy and Dixie stays on the board of directors.

Multiple reports that the email was just a link to this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3w1TzLR2tYc

flashy_mcflash
Feb 7, 2011

Evergreen tweet:

https://twitter.com/davemeltzerWON/status/603982869627711488

flashy_mcflash
Feb 7, 2011

Never change, Mecca



Just kidding. Please change immediately.

flashy_mcflash
Feb 7, 2011

https://twitter.com/fightnet/status/794264183407669248

https://twitter.com/fightnet/status/794264219814273024

IT'S ALREADY LATE, DIMWITS

flashy_mcflash
Feb 7, 2011

"The Network of Fights "? Is this Broken Billy?

https://twitter.com/Billy/status/794276469836902400

flashy_mcflash
Feb 7, 2011

https://twitter.com/nodqdotcom/status/794368787008995329

https://twitter.com/Billy/status/794384003377889280

flashy_mcflash
Feb 7, 2011

mindofme posted:

I could see Vince buying Corgan's stake just because it might get him that coveted Main Stream Media attention.


What?

flashy_mcflash
Feb 7, 2011

Just call it THONGS REVEALED: The TNA Story for petes sake

flashy_mcflash
Feb 7, 2011

flashy_mcflash
Feb 7, 2011

For what it's worth I don't think left-wingery is a good predictor of TNA fandom, at least as far as I've seen (outside of the fact that their viewership demos are heavily white, old, and male). The demented mod of TNA Mecca, for example, volunteered at the DNC.

flashy_mcflash
Feb 7, 2011

Blast from the past:
https://twitter.com/davidbix/status/706929343046492160

flashy_mcflash
Feb 7, 2011

quote:

TNA, DEAN BROADHEAD RESPOND TO AUDIENCE OF ONE LAWSUIT ALLEGATIONS

By Mike Johnson on 2016-11-08 11:59:00

TNA Impact and its CFO Dean Broadhead filed responses on 11/3 to the lawsuit brought against them by Audience of One Productions [Elite subscribers, click here.] in the United States District Court of Virginia back in September.

In that lawsuit, AO1 alleged that they are owed $223,000 plus interest and post-judgment costs for breach of contract, fraudulent inducement on the behalf of Harris and Broadhead, torturous interference on behalf of Aroluxe and for the defendants violating Virginia code.

AO1 has alleged that they were brought in by TNA to produce their Impact Wrestling tapings in Orlando, Florida due to the company being unhappy with the quality of production the Harris Brothers had brought to the company. They alleged that the company then hired them to produce the 2015 Bound for Glory PPV and never paid, stringing them along with promises of future work and that things were about to work out once the company finalized a new TV deal. In the end, TNA made a payment plan for the money owed, and according to AO1, made the first payment before cutting off communications. AO1 also alleges that Aroluxe that made a cash investment in TNA, allowing them access to controlling TNA's accounts payable and that has hampered AO1's attempts to get paid as Aroluxe took over production for the company.

TNA and Dean Broadhead both replied to the lawsuit on 11/3 and as you might imagine, denied many of the allegations that were brought forth by Audience of One. TNA specifically called for dismissal stating that the lawsuit did not specify how relief could be granted to AO1 [uh, by paying them maybe]and that it should be dismissed because AO1 has failed to show that they have suffered damages in their lawsuit filing [uh, aren't they out 200 grand?].

The responses specifically note that TNA does not believe they owe A01 any of the money alleged. They admit they owed money after Bound for Glory 2015 and later entered into a payment plan (and that they sent payment via Fedex) but not that they still owe AO1 money. The response also stated that they were denying Dean Broadhead made any "false statements to mislead" A01 and that they were denying The Harris Brothers "misrepresented any facts or information" to A01.

Broadhead's response also noted that he is not a resident of Virginia, therefore the lawsuit should be dismissed because the court lacks jurisdiction over him.

They have requested that the lawsuit be dismissed with prejudice and that court costs should be paid for by AO1.

TNA minority owner Aroluxe LLC and Ronald Dean Harris requested and were each given until 11/30 to respond by Judge Henry E. Hudson.


http://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=105859

flashy_mcflash
Feb 7, 2011

El Gallinero Gros posted:

When Paul Heyman was negotiating to come in as their head booker, did he want a % of ownership? I don't remember. I know his big booking plan was to pounce on freshly released Daniel Bryan and turn him into a killing machine who'd get superquick tapouts, win the title, leading up to either Bryan vs Joe or Bryan vs Angle (don't remember which)

I don't recall ever hearing about a percentage of ownership, but he wanted rock-solid creative control to do basically what you describe.

flashy_mcflash
Feb 7, 2011

Hundreds of graphic designers collectively put guns in their mouths

flashy_mcflash
Feb 7, 2011




Elon Musk

flashy_mcflash
Feb 7, 2011

DJExile posted:

I see any mentions of pay are conspicuously absent :v:

Its a volunteer position since TNA has steadfastly maintained nonprofit status for years.

flashy_mcflash
Feb 7, 2011

Dixie, kek

flashy_mcflash
Feb 7, 2011

The continued run of TNA has a bright side, more comics



I don't think anyone would argue that the Knockouts Division, like every TNA division, is in a state of decay.

flashy_mcflash
Feb 7, 2011

Also the Rock N Roll Express is in Cameron, NC, possibly filming the new Hardy thing.

flashy_mcflash
Feb 7, 2011

Meanwhile Robert Gibson denying his hairline like he's the GOP and his dome is climate change.

flashy_mcflash
Feb 7, 2011

uncleKitchener posted:

Is Damien 'Aron Rex' Sandow out of this lovely company yet?

He's still on TV because of the tapings but he removed any reference to TNA from his Twitter during the lawsuit stuff, for what it's worth. If he doesn't show up on the Hardy thing next month and the subsequent taping he's likely gone.

flashy_mcflash
Feb 7, 2011

R

Somebody fucked around with this message at 05:16 on Nov 23, 2016

flashy_mcflash
Feb 7, 2011

There really is nothing, anywhere. The promotion just doesn't exist between tapings unless they're in a lawsuit or something.

flashy_mcflash
Feb 7, 2011

A Hardy Thing

https://twitter.com/MATTHARDYBRAND/status/801858845865811968

flashy_mcflash
Feb 7, 2011

RacistGuidingLight posted:

From what I gather and anyone can correct me is that Sandow lost all the goodwill he somehow had after leaving the WWE and got bloated and did some bad matches in the indies shortly before landing in TNA with a stupid name, Up North promo #8932 and dumb hand to face gesture.

Nope, this is completely spot-on.

It also exposed the fact that there isn't, and has never been, a market for "Damien Sandow being himself". Go out there and wear a funny costume or a bathrobe or GTFO.

flashy_mcflash
Feb 7, 2011

El Generico posted:

In wrestling you're supposed to base your character on yourself turned up to 11. Aron Rex is Aron Stevens turned down to a 2, and instead of that being a base to build something on, there's just nothing else.

Didn't he have like 900 gimmicks in FCW before being called up as Sandow? That should be a clue right there to just let him stick the gently caress to what he was doing that finally got over. Even in WWE, as soon as he did that "I'm not Mizdow anymore" promo he plummeted to the bottom.

flashy_mcflash
Feb 7, 2011

It was Thanksgiving, but TNA pulled 165K viewers last Thursday, which I'm pretty sure is their lowest-rated episode ever.

Remember in the Spike days when TNA was pretty much immune to holiday viewership drops? Didn't they famously get over a million viewers on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day once?

flashy_mcflash
Feb 7, 2011

It's my favourite part of the TNA website now that the roster page that still had King Mo on it, years after he left the company, was finally taken down.


Yes, Drew. Yes.

flashy_mcflash
Feb 7, 2011

MinibarMatchman posted:

how did he get so out of shape so loving fast it's amazing

TNA catering is just several bags of off-brand Funyons dumped on the floor.

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flashy_mcflash
Feb 7, 2011

hahahahah oh man I forgot about those. Was the Pope the only one they cross-branded with?

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